AI planning to curtail
int'l flights, (10th August, 08)
Mounting losses due to high fuel prices and low passenger loads are forcing
Air India to rationalise and rejig its global operations.
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Deal with Ross is ‘alive’,
says SpiceJet, (09th August, 08)
Budget carrier SpiceJet, which received an $80-million investment
commitment from billionaire investor Wilbur Ross last month, has said the
company was not in talks with any other investor.
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'Budget' hotels
forced to revise room rates upwards, (09th August, 08)
Much like budget airlines, budget hotels too started off a few years ago
with the promise to offer affordable, standardised branded hotel rooms at
prices matching the unorganised sector.
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Railways to have water
mist system for fire fighting, (08th August, 08)
Upgrading its fire-fighting mechanism, railways have decided to equip its
accident relief trains (ART) with the water mist system.
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Indian aura plans to set up three spas in
Gujarat, (08th August, 08)
Indian aura a Non Resident Indian (NRI) venture is planning to come up with
three spas in Gujarat state.
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Delta's new non-stop service from Mumbai to
Atlanta from Nov 1, (08th August, 08)
Delta Air Lines on Friday announced a new non-stop daily flight between
Mumbai to Atlanta in the US from November 1.
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Jet to begin flights to Dubai from Delhi, Mumbai
from Aug 23, (07th August, 08)
Improving the connectivity of Gulf to India's capital and Mumbai, Jet
Airways will soon begin daily flights to Dubai from Delhi and Mumbai
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Food for thought: Spicing up gourmet tours, (07th
August, 08)
Foreign co-pilots will be allowed to work for Indian carriers for two more
years as per a directive of the industry regulator, the Directorate General
of Civil Aviation (DGCA), a top official said.
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Karnataka and Kerala to sort out inter-state bus
row, (06th August, 08)
The Transport Ministers of Karnataka and Kerala have agreed in principle to
take steps to remove minor irritation that has been causing embarassment to
the inter-state bus transport between the two State Transport Corporations.
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Foreign co-pilots can work in India for two more
years, (06th August, 08)
Indian airlines are set to get an improved access to European destinations.
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Gopinath may sell 2% in Deccan, (07th August, 08)
Capt GR Gopinath may sell 2% stake in Air Deccan, which is now being merged
with Kingfisher Airlines of the UB Group chief Vijay Mallya.
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High-end hotels rolling out attractive monsoon
packages to woo tourists, (06th August, 08)
Rising airfares, soaring inflation and a general economic slowdown—the
going hasn’t been very good for the Indian travel and tourism industry.
In the midst of this, the high-end hotels are managing to hold their own.
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Air-India, Air-India Express see revenues grow
from Oman sector, (06th August, 08)
National carrier Air-India and its low cost subsidiary Air-India Express
recorded revenue growth in operations of 45 per cent and 38 per cent,
respectively, out of Oman in 2007-08.
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DIAL rejects Alpha's plea for fee reduction,
(06th August, 08)
The GMR Group-led Delhi International Airport (DIAL) has rejected reduction
in minimum annual guarantee (MAG) payment by Alpha Future Airport Retail.
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Air India to cut flights on international routes,
(05th August, 08)
In a move to curtail mounting losses, national carrier Air India plans to
withdraw some flights on international sectors.
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Airline sector in trouble as number of passengers
drops, (04th August, 2008)
The airline sector is in trouble as the number of passengers falls and
rising fuel costs inflict a huge loss on the industry this year.
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Air fare set to rise again next month, (04th
August, 2008)
Jet Airways, the country's largest private airline, has made it clear that
the recent five to six hikes have still not brought the industry closer to
the break even point.
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Five firms shortlisted for Mumbai suburban rail
project, (03rd August, 2008)
Five leading companies from across the globe including one from India have
been shortlisted to undertake feasibility study of the proposed elevated AC
suburban rail corridor project in Mumbai.
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Jet's Dubai launch from August 23, (02nd August,
2008)
Naresh-Goyal owned private air carrier, Jet Airways, is all set to launch
its Dubai operation from August 23.
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Alchemist Group eyes hospitality, (02nd August,
2008)
The Chandigarh-based Alchemist Group is planning a big bang foray into the
hospitality sector with an investment of Rs 1,300 crore over the next two
years.
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Etihad Airways takes off for Chennai, Kozhikode,
(02nd August, 2008)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s national airline Etihad Airways has
launched its inaugural flights to Chennai and Kozhikode in India.
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Air India, AI Express mulling passenger fare
hike, (01st August, 08)
Air India and its low-cost arm AI Express are planning to hike passenger
fares by at least 10 per cent in the coming festival season from October.
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Air India ups its fares from Friday, (01st
August, 08)
On the heels of private airlines Kingfisher and Jet Airways revising fares,
flag carrier Air India on Friday said it too would hike fares with immediate
effect.
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SpiceJet says to consider fare hike, (01st
August, 08)
Budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd will consider raising fares after state-run
refiner Indian Oil Corp raised jet fuel prices by about 3 per cent from Aug
1.
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Jet, Kingfisher hike fares by 10%, (01st August,
08)
Air travel will get more expensive from Friday with both Jet Airways and
Kingfisher Airlines increasing basic fares by as much as 10%.
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HAL plans MRO at old Bangalore airport with Rs
120 crore, (31st Jul, 08)
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is looking at setting up a maintenance, repair
and overhaul (MRO) facility to leverage its Bangalore airport asset.
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Hotels to slash room rates as leisure takes
backseat, (31st Jul, 08)
The hotel industry, which had experienced skyrocketing room rates in the
last few years, will finally witness a correction in prices.
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DIAL goes into cost-cutting mode as capacity cuts
hurt, (31st Jul, 08)
GMR Group-led Delhi International Airport (DIAL) is feeling the pinch of
slowdown in the aviation sector.
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Lufthansa cuts more flights as strike continues,
(30th Jul, 08)
Lufthansa scrapped about 78 of its 2,000 daily flights on Wednesday as
thousands of ground and cabin staff staged a strike over pay for a third
day.
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PIB approves Chennai airport expansion plan,
(30th July, 08)
The Public Investment Board (PIB) on Tuesday cleared the expansion and
modernisation plans for the Chennai airport.
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Banderdewa-Itanagar highway to be closed
temporarily, (30th July, 08)
A portion of National Highway 52A, from Banderdewa to Itanagar, will be
closed for two days from August 2 to enable the state Public Works
Department (PWD) to undertake renovation of the damaged road at Karsingsa.
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Kerala introduces new tourism initiatives, (29th
July, 2008)
Kerala is introducing 'path-breaking' initiatives to further boost the
tourism industry, which contributed over Rs.110 billion (USD 2.62 billion)
to the state's gross domestic product (GDP) last year.
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